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Lymphoma

Division of Hematology

Lymphoma research spans indolent and aggressive B- and T-cell malignancies, integrating molecular biology, immunotherapy, and clinical investigation. Faculty are global leaders in redefining lymphoma classification, developing prognostic models, and advancing novel immunotherapeutic and cellular treatment strategies.

Lymphoma research efforts are led by Izidore Losso, MD, Section Chief.

Research Highlights and Achievements

  • Led investigator-initiated clinical trials incorporated into national treatment guidelines, establishing new standards of care for lymphoma patients.
  • Developed new prognostic indices and imaging-based risk stratification tools for marginal zone and diffuse large B-cell lymphomas.
  • Published early-phase clinical trial results in Nature Medicine and Clinical Cancer Research for patients with relapsed and refractory disease.
  • Advanced cellular and immunotherapy approaches, including CAR T-cell strategies, through translational and clinical research.
  • Secured major NIH and foundation funding to investigate mechanisms of disease development and develop next-generation therapies.
  • Contributed to international lymphoma classification efforts, including authorship within the World Health Organization classification of hematolymphoid tumors.

Key Faculty

Juan Alderuccio

Juan Alderuccio, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hematology
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Biography: Juan Alderuccio, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Hematology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He specializes in the study and treatment of patients with lymphoma, with primary research that seeks to design and conduct clinical trials that combine agents associated with higher efficacy and lower toxicity in difficult-to-treat...
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Jonathan

Jonathan Harry Schatz, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hematology
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Biography: Jonathan Schatz, M.D., is a Professor of Clinical Medicine and Chair of the CMSR Scientific Advisory Committee in the Division of Hematology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He began his career as a journalist after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison before pursuing science and medicine. After premedical studies at Brandeis University,...
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Juan Ramos

Juan C. Ramos, M.D.

Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hematology
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Biography: Juan Ramos, M.D., is a Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Hematology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and a practicing oncologist at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Ramos began his research career as an undergraduate at UCLA, studying cancer molecular biology and tumor suppressors in the laboratories of Richard Gaynor and Dennis...
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Alvaro Alencar, M.D.

Alvaro Alencar, M.D.

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hematology
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Biography: Dr. Alencar is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and the Chief Medical Director at University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. He is a member of the lymphoma section at the Division of Hematology and the lymphoma committee at the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology with a focus on clinical research of b-cell lymphoid malignancies with special...
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Georgios Pongas

Georgios Pongas, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hematology
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Biography: Georgios Pongas, M.D., is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Hematology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Crete Faculty of Medicine in 2007, completed his residency at Baylor College of Medicine in 2013, and finished his fellowship in hematology and oncology at the National...
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Assad Trabolsi

Asaad Trabolsi, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hematology
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Biography: Asaad Trabolsi, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He then pursued a fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology at Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Health System in Miami, FL.

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Joseph Rosenblatt

Joseph D. Rosenblatt, M.D.

Professor, Hematology
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Biography: Joseph Rosenblatt, M.D., is a Professor of Clinical Medicine and an endowed chair in the Division of Hematology. He serves as Associate Director for Faculty Development at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and is a physician-scientist with extensive experience in translational research and mentoring young investigators. He has been the institutional principal investigator...
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Craig Moskiwitz

Craig H. Moskowitz, M.D.

Professor, Hematology
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Biography: Craig H Moskowitz, M.D., z is a Professor of Medicine at the Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Health System, and the Director of Academic Clinician Development, where he oversees the professional growth and success of new and existing clinical faculty within the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (SCCC). In this role, Dr. Moskowitz designs, implements,...
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Michele Stanchina

Michele Stanchina, D.O.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hematology
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Biography: Michele Dana Henner Stanchina, D.O., M.S. is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Hematology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She completed her Hematology-Oncology fellowship at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami and is board-certified in hematology and oncology, specializing in hematologic malignancies with a focus...
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